HIGHMOUNT--Save the Mountain is a new coalition of groups and individuals formed to oppose the Agreement in Principle and the Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park.
They plan to participate fully in the SEQR process.
"We are united in our determination to protect the Catskill Park and forest preserve that belongs to all New Yorkers, and the economy and quality of life of the mountain communities here. The proposed Belleayre Resort is the wrong kind of growth for this area," said Julie McQuain of the Hardenburgh Association of Residents and Taxpayers (HART) a Save the Mountain group.
The Agreement in Principle (AIP) announced September 5th was negotiated behind closed doors at the direction of Governor Eliot Spitzer, and facilitated by Judith Enck in the Governor's chambers. The "compromise" reached there scaled back the huge development proposal by only some 15 percent, moved buildings proposed for two slopes onto one, and added extensive high-elevation construction.
Sierra Club announced today that it will not sign the Agreement. With 1.3 million members, 42,000 in New York, The Sierra Club is America's oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization.
The Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park is a development proposed for the western slope of Belleayre Mountain at the intersection of Routes 28 and 49A in Highmount, NY, with buildings and roads continuing up the steep slopes to over 3000' in elevation. The location is within in the
Catskill Park, in the NYC watershed and borders constitutionally protected, forever wild forest preserve lands rich in wildlife, and taxpayer owned, DEC managed Belleayre Ski Center.\
Save The Mountain
www.savethemountain.net
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